About Me

I grew up in West Texas, and could not wait to get away. I got away, and went to the University of Texas, and then on to Stanford. I saw the world, and decided what I really wanted was to be in West Texas. So here I am, right back where I started. I had it all, and found it was not that great.

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I found an exterior view of the building on Wikipedia, plus a nice photo portrait. Wikipeda says Seating capacity 18,000. Cost to build $68,000. Not clear if this was his HQ, or a temporary tabernacle.

My first thought on seeing this interior photo is how in the world did anyone hear what he was saying? The man must have had the lungs of a pipe organ.

Makes me want to watch "Elmer Gantry" again.

Lovely photo series this week. The picture of St. Boltophs Church reminded me of Ghent, Belgium.

This reminds me of the tabernacle at Falls Creek, OK where I went to summer church camp in junior high and high school (in the 80's). Although we had a great speaker system, it was so hot- and shorts were not allowed! There were large fans to help at least provide a warm breeze. So you either got there early for a seat near a fan- or like my friends and I did- join the choir so you can sit in the much cooler choir loft... even if you couldn't hold a tune!

I have been an avid collector of old photographs and documents for over 30
years. The photographs on this site are derived from material I have collected
over the years. Some came from old family albums, some from material I bought at
flea markets over the years, and some from government archives of public domain
images, including the US Library of Congress, and the National Archives. We
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